For more than half of her life, Surrey teen Sia Sidhu has been raising money for , with close to $32,000 already collected for hospital units there.

The 13-year-old aims to add thousands of dollars to that total this summer/fall with a raffle that involves prizes donated by a growing number of corporate sponsors on sa国际传媒淭eam Sia.sa国际传媒�

Sia started on her fundraising journey as a six-year-old. Over the years she has sold hot dogs, burgers, ice cream and more from a table set up on the driveway of her familysa国际传媒檚 Panorama Ridge-area home, in Surrey.

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Last yearsa国际传媒檚 virtual fundraiser raised close to $15,000 for the hospitalsa国际传媒檚 pediatric intensive-care unit, and the oncology department is the focus of this yearsa国际传媒檚 raffle, which is Siasa国际传媒檚 seventh-annual fundraiser.

Ticket sales start Friday, Sept. 3, via email sent to siafund2020@gmail.com, with one ticket priced at $20, three for $50, and seven for $100. The live-streamed prize draws will take place Sept. 26 starting at 2 p.m.

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For this monthsa国际传媒檚 raffle, with the help of her parents, shesa国际传媒檚 been busy requesting and collecting 60-plus prize donations that include four vacation packages.

sa国际传媒淲esa国际传媒檙e able to support her by driving around but we encourage her to do most of the conversation and the communication for this,sa国际传媒� said Eka Sidhu, Siasa国际传媒檚 mother.

sa国际传媒淛ust in a week she was able to reach out to companies and gather all of these prizes for the raffle,sa国际传媒� Eka added. sa国际传媒淧eople are starting to recognize her name from some of the awards and .sa国际传媒�

In 2020, as an 11-year-old, Siasa国际传媒檚 sa国际传媒淏urger Shacksa国际传媒� fundraiser resulted in her becoming . sa国际传媒淪he uses her savings for marketing collaterals and event supplies,sa国际传媒� an awards bio noted. sa国际传媒淪ia plans to follow a career path in broadcasting or politics in the future.sa国际传媒�

So far, sa国际传媒淭eam Siasa国际传媒� fundraising partners have included East To West Group of Companies, Radiant Dental, LiUNA Local 1611 (Laborerssa国际传媒� International Union of North America), Peoplesa国际传媒檚 Group, Pacific Real Estate (Sidra Subzwari), Uniglobe Printers, Save on Foods, and more.

sa国际传媒淢any vendors/businesses and companies have joined hands with Sia to make this yearsa国际传媒檚 event successful,sa国际传媒� says a post about the raffle on Eka Sidhusa国际传媒檚 Facebook page.

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